#F0E224

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Gold.

About #F0E224

Visually, #F0E224 is defined as a vivid yellow. Designers often compare it to the standard color Gold. In the RGB color space, it consists of 240 red, 226 green, and 36 blue.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 6% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F0E224
RGB240, 226, 36
HSL55.9°, 87.2%, 54.1%
CMYK0%, 6%, 85%, 6%
HSV55.9°, 85.0%, 94.1%
LAB88.5, -13.3, 83.1
XYZ63.4, 73.0, 12.4
Decimal15786532

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.35:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
15.61:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.29:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
13.27:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F0E224; }
.text-color { color: #F0E224; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F0E224; }

Similar Colors

Gold
#FFD700